AAA-CPAFeb. 1:Reporting by U.S. Owners of Foreign Entities
Presented by James Lynch, Esq., CPA
This program will discuss completing forms 5471 (U.S. owners of foreign corporations); Form 8865 (U.S. owners of foreign partnerships) and form 8858 (U.S. owners of foreign disregarded entities). We will also discuss the consequences of not filing the forms and how to correct previous nonfiling.

Feb. 6:The New Basic Facts: 21st Century Estate Planning
Presented by Thomas W. McCulloch, J.D., CPA
Join Tom McCulloch on rethinking the basics of estate planning. Learn how demographics, technology and globalization all play a role on how to present your client with the new, holistic approach to estate planning.

Feb. 13:Researching Tax Information Online
Presented by Annette Nellen, CPA, CGMA, Esq.
All tax research can be done online. Ideally, research is performed with both commercial and free resources. This webinar provides tips for effective tax research with an emphasis on free resources from governments and others. This presentation offers tips for finding and using both primary and secondary authorities for research of federal, state and local tax rules. Additionally, this webinar also provides tips on avoiding problems and dead ends in research.

Feb. 20:Maneuvering the Online Marketplace and Managing Sales Tax
Presented by Joni Johnson-Powe, J.D., CPA
In your practice, you must protect yourself for all types of liabilities. There are unique needs of the dually licensed professional and the coverage for professional services rendered as an attorney and/or CPA. Hear from the source on the do's and don'ts when it comes to liability insurance practices.

LexologyOn Dec. 22, President Donald Trump signed into law the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, which includes numerous changes that will significantly impact mergers and acquisitions. Although the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has rightly been described as the most far-reaching piece of tax legislation enacted since the Tax Reform Act of 1986, the new provisions generally serve as an overlay to existing tax law, rather than a complete rewrite of the prior Internal Revenue Code.READ MORE

ForbesSince President Donald Trump signed the new tax reform bill into law, taxpayers are still trying to determine how it might affect them. In particular, figuring out how the new deduction for pass-through businesses will work has challenged taxpayers and tax preparers alike.
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Accounting TodayThe Financial Accounting Standards Board proposed an accounting standards update to help organizations reclassify some of the stranded income tax effects in accumulated other comprehensive income resulting from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that President Donald Trump signed into law.
The proposed update would require preparers of financial statements to reclassify the stranded tax effects within accumulated other comprehensive income to retained earnings in each period in which the effect of the change in the U.S. federal corporate income tax rate in the new tax law (or a portion thereof) is recorded.READ MORE

Marketplace.orgYes, it is likely that corporations will end up paying tax rates below 21 percent. The more complicated answer is that it is too early to determine what corporations will actually end up paying over the years.
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Chicago TribuneIt's time to take another look at 529 college savings plans. The recent tax law creates some changes in the uses of 529 college savings plans and may even make them more attractive from a tax point of view.READ MORE

AccountingWEBIf you have e-commerce or retail clients doing business out of state, you've likely kept track of the Quill Corp. case and its impact, but now that the Supreme Court has agreed to consider it, what's next?
To review, the Supreme Court on Friday, Jan. 12, agreed to consider a case that has the potential to change how states can tax sales by e-commerce merchants and other out-of-state sellers.
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